How are the negotiations with MI going?

I truly hope anyone that has ever contributed a shred of profitability and is still left demands a raise TODAY. The new Presidents deal completely shreds any common sense left in the NP toolkit. Let’s see, you hire a guy who isn’t a US citizen nor... —  read more 

For the dismal Q2 numbers? Get ready, it’s coming straight at you....

Are seeing a major pricing squeeze. Operators demanding huge price concessions. PB will get ugly in 2020 folks

Orange with a yellow stripe down the back

Still a good place to be?

For the oilfield services industry, it’s no longer about merely navigating a downturn. It’s now about survival. Five years after crude began its plunge to less than $30 a barrel from more than $100, the companies that drill and frack wells are living... —  read more 

Just look around you - what's the one thing you notice? The faces that are looking back at you are getting MUCH younger after every layoff, and older employees are few and far between. Is there really nothing to be done about this? It's certainly not... —  read more 

As a former shareholder, I wonder if executive management takes 1 minute of their day to read any of these posts. While I do understand that their are a lot or folks that have been done wrong by the company and post at times ridiculous comments... —  read more 

Q1 conference call, PH alludes to upcoming costs of $1-2m in Q2 for consulting charges as part of long term strategy. Let me get this right: on top of Corp officers pay and perks, Board stock and perks ~ you have TO PAY someone to TELL YOU HOW TO RUN... —  read more 

It’s really nice to see your poor contribution recognized on the quarterly conference call! Down 25~30% from Q4. Continue to give it away, operators are seeing your lack of performance and technical failures in Mid Continent. LMAO😂😂😂

Business unit managers to hire brother-in-law trucking companies as vendors? Wouldn’t this constitute a blatant conflict of interest? They need to look closely and see this directly in front of them. Or do they really care

The $2 billion dollar plan? Wasn’t that PV’s public proclamation?

Mud can’t even cover Corporate op-ex. 4.6% margin in fluids won’t cover the cost of borrowing $$$. NP in sad shape folks. 2018 best year for the competition and NP doesn’t even make headway, the you give Mr Screw it up a cool $1.5m parting gift?... —  read more 

Stack it deep and sale it cheap. The Wally World of mud companies.

The $40m GOM Forchon investment working out??? Biggest expense=biggest losses

We tried to tell you and you wouldn’t listen. 4 1/2 years and many millions of dollars later, here we are. Show us some REAL leadership and dig us out of the hole that YOU have put us in.

Hatchet man is back over fluids. No loyalty to anyone. Big reduction taking place.

PV gone, WW gone, DV gone, JJ gone, LAK gone, SD gone, HD gone. Think I see a trend

It only took 4 years to figure out PV didn’t have a clue! Who’s next. Looks like they need to clean house and change the culture in Katy. Choa: —  read more 

Received odd requests for numbers recently, sounding like someone is doing due diligence. Rumors of a sale have been around a long time. Has PH finally decided to pull the trigger so that he and his minions can execute their change of ownership... —  read more 

Has PV sunk the profits of NPR to an all time low.

I heard there might be some layoffs at Newpark before the end of this month. There were no details given, just that something big is coming and it's coming soon. Not sure if there is any truth to it, so I'm hoping somebody here will know something... —  read more 

PV to “drive profitable growth across the globe”? He has certainly had more than enough time. Oil prices and rig count are strong. They claim to be #2 in revenue/rig count in the NA mud biz. Could it be that he doesn’t have what it takes and his... —  read more 

Why was PV not on the Q2 conference call?

How come NP has 3 rigs in the Northeast market? QMax has over 30, AES more than 20, no one has slowed down Halliburton and NP with just 3 rigs???? Laughing stock of the patch....😂😂😂

What are the odds of NP Drilling Fluids posting a double digit Net profit margin in Q2? Or how about Period?? —  read more 

I Seen the Big Baroid cheese (Brown )meeting with Paul, hopefully they are buying us or he is coming to Newpark to sort us out like they have done with Baroid recently.

NP has not important business to take care of than screening this site!

Why is their market share s---ing wind in Mid Con, Eagleford, North East and Permian? Inquiring minds would like to know.... Maybe relationships were more important than what PV thought...... —  read more 

2 long years is finally up. Sit back and watch. Gonna be fun

OTC Conference awards for new technology: Notice Newpark ain’t there folks.... Here are the companies that received the Spotlight on New Technology award: Aegion Coating Services, which has a U.S. office in Conroe. Ampelmann Operations B.V.... —  read more 

How much $$$ did NP spend at Fourchon. Nothing but a pipe dream folks....

Sure looks like it impacted your P&L, but not in the right way. Margins??? I have a feeling new competition is on the horizon just waiting to stomp a mud hole in PV’s Arse. Gig em —  read more 

Dear Paul: Same old sh--. More debt, less cash on hand, non existent fluid margins, out of control overhead, no identity and same old BS from You on CC. Now you have a quack ruining fluids that has no oilfield business experience. It's all on you-... —  read more 

Newpark buys a mats company —which has a large source of revenues directly from Newpark. Not too smart. CES is diversifying into more of a production based company that isn’t cyclical as a drlg based service company. Major revenue driver. Q’Max buys... —  read more 

What gives is that this organization is at best dysfunctional...If you rock the boat...or if you are "different" then you are a target. There is no respect for intelligence or experience. The priority is who you are related to, your age, who's [email protected]@... —  read more 

You can't borrow your way out of debt? Never has worked.....

Houston Chronicle article today reports the outlook for the U.S. offshore sector remains Bleak. "In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico , activity continued to weaken in the third quarter, and the outlook remains bleak for this region based on current customer... —  read more